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This morning, I began reading the book of Revelation. As the world considers yet another war – a war with global implications - its words seem appropriate for this time in history. One hindrance to understanding what John wrote is the systematic forms of theology and...
The greatest enemies of God’s truth are in the Church, not in the world. These are deceptive teachers we sit under as they teach lies, having departed from the truth and leading people astray. Jude issued a warning for all Christ-followers, “I must write about...
Last night, Jan and I watched a few episodes of an Amazon TV series titled On Call. If rough language and intense scenes are not something you want to hear or see, I suggest you keep scrolling. To me, as a former cop, this show is about as real as it gets. As the...
Our home was built 80 years ago. We still have the original wood floors. When we moved into our home 22 years ago, we discovered that someone had painted over the wood floors. After we moved in, Jan and I spent a couple of weeks removing the paint to expose a...
As the election cycle ramps up in America, and as turmoil in leadership within the Church becomes visible, we all need a dose of spiritual sanity and clarity to hold the course of our faith. That sanity and clarity will resemble the last words of King David who knew...
There is no spiritual giant that can stand before us and overcome our faith if we are trusting in God. While the confrontation with Goliath made David famous in Israel, it was not the end of giants living in the land. The remnants of this race of giants, descendants...
As I walked through the historic pioneer cemetery in our town, I noticed a small placard resting at the base of a large tree. The placard was only a few inches in size. I walked over to the tree and read the notes on the placard. It was about a man named Samuel B....
I visited the USSR just months before it fell apart in 1991. The delusions presented by the ideals of Communism to keep its delusionary ideas afloat dissolved and finally dismantled the nation. Nothing lives forever if delusion is the foundation. Today, we have...
This morning, something unique happened. As I was praying and taking communion, I began to sing some old worship choruses. After I sang several choruses, I tried to sing one song whose lyrics escaped me. Normally, I would just move on to the next song lodged in my...
No matter how imposing a spiritual obstacle might appear, there is always an access point through which God will move to express His will. Discovering that point is strategic. Scripture talks of a city called Jebus where the Canaanite tribe, the Jebusites, lived. The...
The security of a national border is like the borders we place upon our lives that establish a defining barrier expressed by the wisdom of Scripture. Without placing borders on our lives we will be eventually overcome by unvetted invaders who will compromise our...
I remember the first time I publicly prophesied in a church service. It happened at Faith Center in Eugene, Oregon. That Sunday was just a few weeks after the Lord met me in the middle of the night and radically changed my life. As the worship service began, I...
As the election cycle ramps up in America, we need clarity regarding the decisions we make. We need to be clear in what we believe because our actions will follow the choices we make. Is what we are facing a political or a moral issue? There has been a move of recent...
David spared Saul twice. He cut off a piece of Saul’s clothing the first time while he slept inside a cave. The second time happened while Saul and his men were asleep in a camp. At that time, David took Saul’s spear and water jug. When Saul heard that David and his...
Some believers are allowing the smallest requests of obedience from God to be ignored. Ignoring these acts of obedience will open doors that allow spirits of darkness to influence our lives. We would never believe those things would come, but they do. They begin to...